Washing-machine.



No. 638,432. Patented 000.5, I899.

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WASHING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 22, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSIE T. WILLS, OF WEST, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO AUSTIN M.ROBINSON, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-*MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,432, dated December5, 1899.

Application filed May 22, 1899. Serial No. 717,804. (Modal) To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSIE T. WILLS, a citizen of the United States,residing at West, in the county of McLennan and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to washing-machines, and has for its object toprovide a machine for washing clothes which will be simple andinexpensive in construction and rapid and efficient in operation; and itconsists in the features and in the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed outin the claims following the description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein-Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a washing-machineconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig.2 is a plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a rectangular tub orvessel, preferably having its opposite ends 2 2 inclined toward eachother, as shown, and supported in said vessel is a foraminous falsebottom or partition 3. Said false bottom or partition consists of apiece of perforated sheet metal,

preferably zinc, which is nailed at its ends to a rectangular woodenframe 4. Secured to the opposite sides of the tub midway between itsends are two uprights 5, each provided in their upper portions withelongated slots 6. Journaled in said slots is a shaft 1, the endportions 8 of which project beyond the up: rights 5, and over each ofits extremities is slipped one end of a coiled spring 9, the-other endof which is secured to a staple 10, driven into the lower end of theupright. The springs operate in an obvious manner to normally hold theshaft 7 at the lowermost ends of the slots 6. Pivoted at their upperends to said shaft are two links 11, which at their lower ends arepivoted to a rod 12, fixed in the reciprocating rubbing-frame. Therubbingframe comprises two parallel side pieces 13,

connected at their opposite ends by rods or bars 14 and carrying therubbing rollers, hereinafter described. On the shaft 7, be-

tween the links 11 and the uprights 5 and in: termediate the links, aredisposed sleeves 15, which operate to hold the links 11 properly spacedapart. Journaled in the side pieces 13 are two corrugated or flu tedrollers 16, and intermediate the fluted or corrugated rollers is ahollow wooden roller 17, provided with numerous radially-disposedperforations 18 and having attached to its opposite ends metallic capsor disks 19. A shaft 17 passesthrough the roller 17 and its caps 19 andis journaled at its ends in the side pieces 13. On one of the rods 14,fixed in the sides 13, are pivotally arranged two longitudinal bars 20,rigidly connected together by cross-bars 21, said longitudinal and crossbars constituting a frame or handle by means of which the rubbing devicemay be actuated.

The operation of my improved machine is as follows: The clothes to bewashed are placed on the perforated false bottom 3, and a sufficientquantity of hot Water is poured into the tub or vessel to saturate theclothes, soap being first intermixed therewith. The operator then graspsthe handle 20 21 and forces or pushes the rubbing-frame over the clotheslying on the false bottom. The fluted rollers exert a scrubbing actionon the clothes, while the perforated false bottom and the hollowperforated roller permit the hot water to be forced through the clothes,quickly and effectually removing the dirt therefrom. The springs 9 notonly serve to hold the rollers down into operative position upon theclothes, but they also aid in operating the machine, for the moment therubbing-frame is moved past the vertical plane of the uprights 5 saidsprings will automatically operate to push or force the rubbing-frame tothe end of the tub or vessel.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- I 1. In awashing-machine, the combination with a vessel provided with aforaminous false bottom, of a reciprocating rubbing device comprising aframe provided with fluted rollers and an intermediate hollow rollerhaving perforations therein, means for reciprocating said frame, andmeans for forcing said rollers against the foraminous bottom with ayielding bearing, substantially as described.

ID at its ends in the frame, and means for foreing the rollers againstthe foraminous false bottom with a yielding bearing, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit :5

nesses.

JESSIE T. WILLS.

Witnesses:

J. B. COOK, J A. WEST.

